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Austell Woman Accused of Assaulting Police Officers Following Gas Station Robbery
An Austell woman is accused of assaulting police officers following a gas station robbery. Morgan Nicole Vila, 31, is accused of going behind the counter of the Exxon Gas Station at 4805 Austell Powder Springs Road SW in Austell, near Clarkdale Park, on March 14 between 3:49 and 5:32 a.m. and causing over $1,500 in damages to the cash registers with a pair of scissors and a screwdriver and stealing between $2,000 and $3,000, according to an arrest warrant from the Austell Police Department. ...
Marietta Man Accused of Child Molestation
A Marietta man is accused of child molestation. Christian Gutierrez, 28, is accused of molesting a 15-year-old on March 11 between 9:30 and 10:03 p.m. at a Marietta residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Gutierrez is charged with two counts of child molestation felony. He was arrested March 12 at 1:45 a.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Gutierrez remains in custody without bond.
Kennesaw Man Accused of Setting Fire to Homeless Encampment
A Kennesaw man is accused of setting fire to a homeless encampment. Richard Todd Blake, 55, is accused of setting fire to several tents in the remnants of a homeless encampment on March 9 between 3:35 and 5:23 p.m. in a wooded area behind a residence at 1657 Greers Chapel Road in Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Blake stated that he was trying...
Malicious Shooting Fugitive Caught in Cobb County
A Marietta man is accused of being a fugitive from malicious shooting charges in Virginia. Carlos Castillo-Jimenez, 20, of Marietta is accused of being a fugitive from a malicious shooting charges by Waynesboro City, Virginia. Castillo-Jimenez was located in Cobb County on March 28 at Cobb County State Court, 12 E. Park Square in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant by the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Castillo-Jimenez is charged with being a fugitive. Castillo-Jimenez was arrested on March 28 at 9:30 a.m. and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to jail records. Castillo-Jimenez remains in custody without bond. The State of Virginia intends to extradite.
Man Arrested After Bringing Gun to Kennesaw Mountain High School
A Kennesaw man was arrested after bringing a loaded gun to a Cobb County high school. Theodore Davidson, 18, was arrested Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain High School for possessing a weapon on school property, according to his arrest warrant. Davidson brought the sawed-off rifle with a loaded magazine and a round in the chamber to Kennesaw Mountainfest, which was hosted at the school Saturday. According to Davidson’s booking records, he...
Cobb County Water System Reports 730 Gallon Sewage Overflow
The Cobb County Water System reported an estimated 730 gallon wastewater sewer overflow occurred on April 17. The overflow, resulting from a structural problem, occurred at 3374 Hopkins Road in Powder Springs and discharged into a tributary of Wildhorse Creek. The Water System was notified of the overflow on April 17 at 3:28 p.m. and the overflow was stopped on April 17 at 5:30 p.m. ...
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